Category: South East Asia

NATO pledges continued support to Afghan security forces

US and NATO Forces Commander in Afghanistan Gen. Scott Miller on Sunday vowed support to Afghan security forces.

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4 civilians killed in Nangarhar blast

Four civilians were killed in a roadside blast in the Khogyani district of eastern Nangarhar province on Sunday, an official said.

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Kabul, Abu Dhabi agree to boost cooperation

Afghanistan and the United Aab Emirates have agreed to step up bilateral cooperation to a level reflecting the strategic partnership between the two countries.

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Taliban recapture Uruzgan’s Dehrawud district

Taliban insurgents have once again captured the Dehrawud district of central Uruzgan province, local officials said on Saturday.

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Mullah Mansour had life insurance policy

Taliban’s supreme leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour had purchased a ‘life insurance’ policy from a private firm in Pakistan. A Karachi-based anti-terrorism court was informed on Saturday the former Taliban supremo, who was killed in a US drone attack in 2016, had bought the life insurance policy using a fake identity.

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ALP chief for Zherai district killed

Afghan Local Police (ALP ) chief for the Zherai district of southern Kandahar province has been killed in an attack, a well-placed security source said on Sunday.

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11 civilians killed in Kandahar airstrike: Say locals

At least 11 civilians, including children and women, have been killed as a result of an airstrike in Arghandab district of southern Kandahar province, local people said on Sunday. Security officials did not say anything about the incident so far.

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Afghan forces repel Taliban attack on Kandahar

Dozens of Taliban fighters were killed in fierce overnight fighting between Afghan forces and militants who attacked several checkpoints in the insurgent bastion of Kandahar, officials said Sunday.

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Scores of Taliban militants killed as fighting rocks insurgent bastion

Dozens of Taliban fighters were killed in fierce overnight fighting between Afghan forces and militants who attacked multiple checkpoints in the insurgent bastion of Kandahar, officials said Sunday.

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Afghan forces claim killing over 90 Taliban fighters

Taliban attacked checkpoints in Panjwai, Zhari, Arghandab, and Maiwand districts, says Defense Ministry Afghanistan on Sunday claimed to have killed at least 90 Taliban militants amid heavy fighting in Kandahar province.

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